mine

From: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English | Date: 2008 | Copyright information

mine noun   1. work in a mine synonyms : colliery, pit, excavation, well, quarry, lode, vein, deposit; coal mine, gold mine, diamond mine.
  2. the librarian/book is a mine of information synonyms : source, reservoir, quarry, repository, store, storehouse, abundant supply, wealth, mint; inf. gold mine.
  3. blown up by a mine synonyms : explosive, land mine, depth charge.
  4. mines built under fortifications synonyms : tunnel, trench, sap.

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